FIRST® LEGO® League mission requirements need to be achieved by your robot through its programs and its use of equipment. You’re allowed to hand-rescue your robot, but that does cause this penalty. Be sure to pay extra attention to the rules where they talk about “Interruptions"

Penalty

If you interrupt the robot: minus 3 each time

Possible penalty totals: −18, −15, −12, −9, −6, −3, 0

Scoring Requirements

Interruption needs to be observed by the referee.

Upon penalty, the referee will place one penalty disc in the southeast triangle as a permanent interruption marker.

You can get up to six such penalties.

If a penalty disc comes off the triangle, it is simply returned, with no effect on score.

Background

Incredible engineering accomplishments like space travel come about in steps. And many huge, progressive sub-goals need to be met before we can forever leave earth and live to tell about it!

Mission

The robot needs to send payload rockets (carts) rolling down the space travel ramp. The first cart is preset and ready to go, but the robot needs to load the other two from the base.

Scores

Vehicle payload rolled down the space travel ramp: 22

Supply payload rolled down the space travel ramp: 14

Crew payload rolled down the space travel ramp: 10

Possible scores: 0, 10, 14, 22, 24, 32, 36, 46

Scoring Requirements

For each roll, the cart must be independent by the time it reaches the first track connection ramp. > Note: Only allowed method. Must be observed by the referee.

Start each payload clearly rolling down the space travel ramp. > Note: Only allowed method. Must be observed by the referee.

As a mission requirement in any mission, the word “independent” means “not in contact with any of your equipment. > As long as the cart clearly rolls independently past the first track connection, it’s okay if it doesn’t roll all the way east.

Background

It is amazingly expensive to send heavy stuff like construction material into space, so scientists and engineers are instead learning how to print what they need in space, using available extraterrestrial elements.

Mission

The robot needs to get a regolith core sample and place it into the 3D printer, which will cause the 2 × 4 brick to pop out. The ejected 2 × 4 brick can then be delivered elsewhere for more points.

Scores

The 2 × 4 brick ejected and completely in the northeast planet area: 22 OR

The 2 × 4 brick ejected and not completely in the northeast planet area: 18

Possible scores: 0, 18, 22

Scoring Requirements

Results must be visible at the end of the match.

Eject the 2 × 4 brick by placing a regolith core sample into the 3D printer. > Only allowed method. Must be obserserved by the referee.

Background

If a satellite doesn’t have the correct velocity and distance from earth, it can fall, drift away, fail to function or get destroyed by debris. Propulsive adjustments need to be performed with precision.

Mission

The robot needs to move one or more satellites to the outer orbit.

Scores

Move any part of a satellite on or above the area between the two lines of the outer orbit: 8 each